Find out how popular the last name Pendlebury is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Pendlebury.

Pendlebury, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Pendlebury surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pendlebury in America

Pendlebury is the 52619th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pendlebury surname appeared 394 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Pendlebury.

We can also compare 2010 data for Pendlebury to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Pendlebury

The surname Pendlebury originates from the region of Lancashire in North West England. It is a locational surname derived from the town of Pendlebury near Manchester. The name is thought to have arisen in the late 12th or early 13th century.

The name Pendlebury is believed to be derived from the Old English words "pendel" meaning Valley and "bury" meaning a fortified place or manor. The earliest known spelling of the name was "Penilburi" in records dating back to 1212. Other early spellings included Penulbury, Penilbyry, and Pendlebyri.

One of the earliest recorded references to the name Pendlebury can be found in the Lancashire Inquests of 1310-1333, which mentions a Richard de Penilbury. The Pendlebury name also appears in the Wigan Court Leet Rolls of 1355, suggesting the family was well-established in the region by this time.

In the 16th century, there are records of a John Pendlebury (1530-1599) who served as a local official in Wigan, Lancashire. Another notable bearer of the name was Richard Pendlebury (1847-1935), a British architect responsible for designing several churches and public buildings in the North West of England.

Other historical figures with the Pendlebury surname include William Pendlebury (1813-1863), a British cotton manufacturer and philanthropist, and Jane Pendlebury (1861-1950), a pioneering English educator and headmistress of a girls' school in Manchester.

The Pendlebury name has also been found in various old parish records and tax rolls throughout Lancashire and the surrounding areas, further cementing its long-standing presence in the region. Some noteworthy examples are Thomas Pendlebury, recorded in the Wigan Parish Registers of 1611, and Richard Pendlebury, listed in the Forced Loan of 1627 for Lancashire.

While the Pendlebury surname is most closely associated with its Lancashire origins, it has since spread to other parts of the United Kingdom and beyond, carried by families who migrated from the original location over the centuries. Nevertheless, the name remains a distinct link to its historic roots in the Pendlebury area of Greater Manchester.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pendlebury

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Pendlebury.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Pendlebury was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Pendlebury has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Pendlebury was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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